The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-09-30
FAT PEOPLE AND LEAN.
Matter of Considerable Interest and SOM"
Advice to Both of Them.

"a FEOFLC HINC G@T''
Matter of Considerable Interest and som"
Advice to Both of Them.
Lord Byron was an exception to the
general desire to become fat. 1t is
| generally considered that he injured
his health from his great fear OF
! corpulencv. DR.. Polilori, his phySi'
clan. SAYS he would refrain from tood
for days. and then appeaSe his hunger
with a wafer and Il glass of brandy.
Fat is of great use in the human
body in moderate amount, in which
case it is generally considered 4 sign
of good health. 1t forms 0n"G-tWcntIeth
OF the weight of a nan and one-SiN'
teenth of that Of a onlan According
to Dr.. Hutchinson, 4 man five feet
seven inches in height may properly
wei IN 149 pounds; six feet in height,
17S pounds. Fat serves to protect the
body from external violence, by uni
form diffusion of pressure through the
entire adipose tissue; it. pro-
notes the easy movement of different
! organs, as the heart and the eye
ball; even in cases of very great cma-
citation it always remains around these
organs, motion being very essential lC
the proper performance of their func-
tons. Fat also keeps up the heat Of
the body, on account of its imperfect
conducting power. We have II marked
instance of thi> il the whale and seals,
animals exposed to very low tcmpera
lures.
The first few days after birth the
human infant loses in weight consider
ably. and, were there not a store-houN
of fat provided, would cert ainly die.
Fat and stupidity" SAYS Lord Ches.
terrified, ARE looked upon as such in
separable companions that they arr
used rs synonymous terms" Edmund
Burke, speaking of the French revolu-
ton, says that "fat, stupidity, IT.
religion and avarice arise from n
| common cause" And YET David Hume,
the historian, Edward Gibbon, author
of the ID cline and Fall of the Roman
E npire, and Napoleon the First grew
fat; the first two whilst performing
great intellectual labors; the last, al
though under the Influence, during
most of his life. of one If the passions
one would think the least inclined tc
obesity-ambilion. Cullen considers
obesity a disease when it renders per.
sons, from difficult respiration. I'M
easy in themselves. and, from inability
of exercise, unfit for discharging the
duties of life 10 Others. The sy mptonls
OF corpulence are easily recognized,
the more prominent being difficulty in
breathing, inability to walk any graf
distance, difficulty in ascending .
stairway, often tendency to palpita-
tons, tendency TO vertigo. dyspeptic
troubles. In fat persons the bany
framework is not so large rs in those
WHO are thin; they have generally
small hands and feet. The bony skele.
ton has, therefore, very little 10 do
with the weight in these cases; it Is
due to the adipose tissue.
n doubt some noted characters of
history, although somewhat c~orpuIent,
owed their large size to a great masc J.
lar development a well as 4 large,
bonY framework. We NAV cite as in.
stances Marius the Roman Consul.
William the Conqneror anil Johr
Sobieski.
Oar fat friends m lst follow The All
vice giyen by All Fuethy ID ii 81 his
noble l~a'ients: Your Lar lslrfg must
do rs the famous Duke Of Wellington
did on a weli-known occasion-cut efr
the supplies. aud the enemy viii leave
the citadel;" they must take HE sort
OF food that VII produce the least
p rount of fit. but WIN give strength;
they should, therefore. take more Of
heterogeneous and less Of carbon aceons
food Oithe five different s,rls Of an
in.al food-boef, veal, mutton. lamb
ami p0rk-the first Is the Iess. aud
pork the most heat-pfoduciag. Tie
latter, therefore. sho Id not b. ealea.
As there are more lem people in the
world than fat pc opls, il worl Of advice
70 the former ndght not bs ont Of
place. They must sieep NIL they can;
Keep early hours for retiring; lie dow,
in the midlle Of the day; drank q great
deal Of water; eat heartily, especially
OF ~farinaceous fool; take plenty Of ex-
crcise, but In moderation. Bo cheer
inl. Sterne sass thai '.every time i
man laughs, he adds som sthting "a his
life" AMI according Is solomon: "A
merry heart .loeth god like i medic
cine; bur a broken spirit drietk the
ke,.r- -Rorasinr Sr.eics AcUs